Northrock Bicycles?
Priscilla and I were at Costco yesterday and I noticed that they are selling a new bicycle brand called Northrock. It had decent specs and an ok price point, but this thing was a TANK! I’m guessing at least 30lbs…
I snapped a photo of it with my phone just to show you. The bike reminded me of the late Woodstock Bikes 505. It was closely spec’d the same.
Here’s the site info http://www.northrockbikes.com/
Popularity: 8% [?]
09/22/2008
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09/23/2008
I can’t wait to see some poor newbie on the trail with one of these rockin’ the fork backwards or the brake levers angled up.
09/24/2008
I noticed these bikes also just this last weekend. I was surprised at the decent component level but never heard of the frame manufacturer. I would definately wonder about the durability of the frame.
09/24/2008
The frame is probably made by one of any number of Chinese/Taiwanese companies that manufactures frames for myriad “brand names”. If you check out Maxway: http://www.maxway.com.tw/cgi-bin/productfn/pdt_category_lst.pl you will see a LOT of frames you recognize as coming from other brands. That’s because they churn out frames by the containerful.
09/29/2008
I was at Costco again and I checked out the bikes one more time. Another thing I noticed. They have fricken kickstands on the bikes.
10/05/2008
I bought the Northrock XC9 Bicycle. I must say this bike is excellent. The components are incredible for the price: Deore LX, Avid bb5, Shimano Crank, Marzocchi fork, ritchey stem and seat post, WTB rims, etc. As for the frame, the geometry is right on, after two weeks of drops and hard riding, this bike is flawless. The weight is well within average of bicyles twice the price. Five Stars!!
For $540.00 this bike would normally retail for around $975.00 - $1,200.00. At my Costco store they sold out.
For more details and specific pictures from “owners” visit mtbr.com.
10/30/2008
The frame of this bike looks just like my IRONHORSE.